The NBA continued with 9 matches. The 2nd placed Bulls in the Eastern Conference extended their winning streak to 4 games by beating the hosted Spurs.
DeRozan led the Bulls with 40 points and 7 assists. DeRozan cleared 35 points with at least 50 percent accuracy for the sixth time in a row. Nikola Vucevic, who scored a “double double” with 25 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists, and Coby White, who produced 24 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds, had an important share in the victory.
Lonnie Walker had 21 points, 5 rebounds, Dejounte Murray had 19 points, 11 assists, 6 rebounds and Doug McDermott had 19 points for the Spurs.
Rookie GİDDEY CARRY THUNDER TO THE WIN
Oklahoma City Thunder won 127-123 at the end of overtime away from the New York Knicks in the game that ended in regular time 112-112.
Thunder’s Australian player Josh Giddey reached double digits in three statistics for the third time in his first year in the league with 28 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds. At the age of 19, Giddey became the youngest player in NBA history to score a “triple double” in a row.
Tre Mann led the Thunder with 30 points, Darius Bazley 23 points and 8 rebounds.
The efforts of Julius Randle, who had a “triple double” with 30 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists in Knicsk, and Evan Fournier, who produced 29 points and 5 assists, were not enough to win.
9 POINTS FROM ALPEREN VS JAZZ
The Utah Jazz, in the 4th stage of the Western Conference, defeated the Houston Rockets 135-101 in the last place of the conference to get their 6th consecutive win.
Donovan Mitchell, who scored 30 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds in the host Jazz, where 7 players scored in double digits, and Bojan Bogdanovic, who struggled with 22 points and 5 rebounds, came to the fore. Missing 9 games due to injury, Rudy Gobert returned to the park with 14 points and 7 rebounds.
Kenyon Martin scored 16 points for the Rockets, Eric Gordon and Jae’Sean Tate each scored 14. Alperen Şengün finished the game with 9 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.
RESULTS
Washington Wizards v Detroit Pistons: 103-94
Brooklyn Nets v Sacramento Kings: 109-85
New York Knicks v Oklahoma City Thunder: 123-127 (overtime)
Milwaukee Bucks-Portland Trail Blazers: 107-122
Chicago Bulls v San Antonio Spurs: 120-109
New Orleans Pelicans v Toronto Raptors: 120-90
Utah Jazz-Houston Rockets: 135-101
Denver Nuggets-Orlando Magic: 121-111
Los Angeles Clippers-Golden State Warriors: 119-104